Amelia regained top spot as the most popular name for newborn girls in the East Midlands for 2016 after being unseated by Olivia in 2015.

Oliver remains the top boys name in the region for the third year in a row.

For girls, Lily is up from ninth to sixth while Mia, Jessica and Ella drop out of the top 10, replaced by Sophie, Charlotte and Isabella.

Jack has fallen from second to sixth for boys names, while Harry is now second and George was up from fourth to third. Freddie drops out of the top 10, while Alfie, which fell out of the top 10 in 2015, is back at 10th.

Across the whole of England and Wales, Olivia was the most popular first name given to baby girls born in England and Wales in 2016, replacing Amelia, which has been the most popular girls’ name since 2011.

Oliver remains as the most popular first name given to baby boys in England and Wales in 2016 and has been the most popular boys name since 2013.

Stock image of a baby (Image: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Nick Stripe, ONS Vital Statistics Outputs Branch, said: “With over 696,000 babies born in England and Wales in 2016, and nearly 64,000 different names chosen for them, it’s interesting how relatively stable the top 10 names have been over recent years.

“Olivia replaced Amelia as the most popular name for girls in 2016, returning to the top position it previously held between 2008 and 2010. Oliver remained the most popular name for baby boys born in 2016, having held the top spot since 2013.

“It is as you move down the rankings that you begin to notice social and cultural changes being reflected in name choices.”

Top boys names in the East Midlands

OLIVER

HARRY

GEORGE

CHARLIE

JACOB

JACK

NOAH

OSCAR

WILLIAM

ALFIE

Top girls names in the East Midlands

AMELIA

OLIVIA

ISLA

EMILY

AVA

LILY

EVIE

SOPHIE

CHARLOTTE

ISABELLA

The popular culture effect:

Maisie Williams as Arya Stark

Game of Thrones

Although not making their way to the top of the most popular baby names, popular films and television shows continue to make their mark.

From Game of Thrones, Arya is still growing in popularity with 313 girls given the name across England and Wales in 2016, up from 270 the year before,

More unusual names from the series chosen included Khaleesi, 69, Daenerys, four, and Briennes, three.

There were 34 Theons born in 2016 and 11 Tyrions.

Some names from the series have so far failed to inspire since its beginning in 2011.

The Office of National Statistics has recorded no Joffreys, after the evil boy king, no Eddards, Samwells Robbs or Stannis.

Shockingly, no boys have been named Hodor.

Daisy Ridley and John Boyega in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars

George Lucas’ far away universe continues to inspire with 650 boys named Finn, after John Boyega’s name in The Force Awakens.

That was up from 512 in 2015.

There were 123 Leias in 2016 along with 17 Reys.

Some parents turned to the dark side naming boys Kylo with 54 choosing the sith lord’s name for their children.

When it comes to Batman versus Superman for baby names, Clark is winning, with 119 babies given the name in 2016, up from 101 in 2015, as even though it has grown in popularity over the past 10 years,

Bruce was the name given to 81 babies in 2016, up from 63 in 2015.

There were also 16 Kal-Els and 16 Lexs born in 2016.

Alfred is on an upward trajectory, with 589 born in 2016, up from 365 in 2011, while Lois is declining in popularity, down from 481 in 2011

to 287 in 2016.

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinnin Suicide Squad

While Harley and Quinn are still more popular as boys names, they are rising in popularity for girls.

There were 169 girls named Harley in 2016, making it the 293rd most popular name, up from 414th with 107 babies named in 2015.

Quinn has seen a similar jump, from 105 girls given the name in 2015 to 150 in 2016, just three were given the name in 2009. There were 49 babies named Harleen in 2016.

There were 44 babies named Wade in 2016, sharing a first name with Wade Wilson, otherwise known as Deadpool. This was the highest number given this name since records began in 1996, up from 17 in 2015.

In 2016, 18 babies were named Thor, up from 13 in 2015, but 90 babies named Loki, up from 80 in 2015.

Donald Trump gives two thumbs up to the crowd after declaring victory in the 2016 US presidential election (Image: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Politics

Hillary did manage to beat Donald at least when it comes to baby name popularity in the UK, with 11 girls named Hillary, up from 10 in 2015, versus, nine babies named Donald, down from 22 in 2015.

Despite reports that the leader of the Labour party was inspiring parents to name their baby Corbyn, just 18 babies were given the name in 2016, up slightly from 15 in 2015. It was the 1,431st most popular name in 2016.

Jeremy fares even worse, dropping from 497th, with 78 babies named in 2015, to 647th, with 54 in 2016.

Theresa is still just beating Corbyn, with 19 babies given the name in 2016, up from 15 in 2015, while May rose 64 to 74.

Boris was the name given to 39 babies in 2016, up from 32 in 2015.

However, Amber (Rudd) was probably the most popular political baby name, with 1,066 girls given the name in 2016, putting it at 55th most

popular.

Kendall and Kylie Jenner (Image: Handout)

Celebrities When it comes to Kardashian baby names, Kendall and Kylie are the ones who are on trend. Both names saw increases the numbers of babies given the name in 2016, with Kylie up from 16 to 27 and Kendall up from 73 to 79.

Khloe peaked in 2011, with 129 babies named, but despite the downward trend, she is still the most popular Kardashian when it comes to babies named, with 93 given the name in 2016.

Kourtney peaked in 2012, with 70 babies named, falling to 22 in 2016, while Kim was down from 19 in 2014 to six in 2016.

Traditional boys names for girls are a Hollywood trend, now filtering down to the rest of us, with three girls named James in 2016, the same name as Ryan Reynold and Blake Lively’s daughter. Ivy continues to grow in popularity, up to 33rd in 2016, possibly boosted by the Beyonce factor, which saw it jump from 168th in 2011 to 88th in 2012, but the name has been growing in popularity since 1998.

Blue was a name given to seven babies in 2016, down from 14 in 2015.

Freddie Reign Tomlinson, son of One Direction’s Louis, may have helped boost the named - Freddie was up from 3,023 babies named in 2015 to 3,287, while Reign was up from 20 to 39. We’ll have to wait till next year to see the impact of Bear, Cheryl Cole and Liam Payne’s son.